10th century stone idol of Goat Head Yogini 

10th century stone idol of Goat Head Yogini 

Part of: Prelims and Mains GS-1: Indian Culture

In News: A 10th century stone idol of Goat Head Yogini that had been illegally removed from a temple in Lokhari village in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh is being returned to India from UK.

• The sculpture is of a goat headed Yogini that originally belonged to a group of stone deities in sandstone and installed in Lokhari temple
• A similar sculpture of the buffalo-headed Vrishanana Yogini, apparently stolen from the same temple at Lokhari village had been recovered and repatriated by Embassy of India, Paris in 2013.
• Yoginis are a group of powerful females divinities associated with the Tantrik mode of worship.
• They are worshipped as a group, often 64 and are believed to possess infinite powers.

News Source: PIB